Loose-leaf book.



n. B. HAWKINS. LOOSE LEAF BOOK.

AYPLIOATIOH FILED SEPZLBB, 1806.

Patented Nov. 24, 190%.

PATENT OFFICE.

HAROLD E. HAWKINS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

. LOOSEsLEAF noox.

No. 904,777. I

I Tooll wh'om it may cdncem;

Be it known that I, HAROLD E. HAWKINS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at parts in such a manner thatthey may be readily assembled for use, or taken apart when it isnecessary to repair or replace worn or broken parts.

silient mein The invention consists in the novel donstruction,combination, and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described, pointedout in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanyi'ngg' drawing, inwhich: y

' igure 1 represents a vertical section of a loose-leaf book, providedwith my improve ments. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section of thesamein an open condition. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a pair ofhookrcarrying members, forming part of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a pair of reers for holding thehooks inan open or closed condition. Fig-5 1s a perseveral parts together. as

' frame 1, consisting of a channel-bar having open or closed condition.

spective view of a frame for. holding the In carrying out the inventionI employ a a pair of marginal grooves Qin 'its upper edges.

3 designates a hers, having their outer margins arranged in grooves 2.and provide inner margins with longitudinal recesses 4.

5 designates a series of segmental hooks, fixed at their lower ends uponmembers 3. The upper ends of one set of l100l($ l121\'8 V-shaped tongues6,- adapted to engage V-shaped grooves 7 in the upper ends of the air ofhook-carrying mem Lpivotally opposing members, so that when the hooksare in a closed condition they will be held in alinement with eachother.

8 designates forreliabl holding members 3111. engage merit with grooves2 and the hooks in an Members 8 are Specification of Letters Patent.Application filed September 25,1906 Serial No. 336,135.

at their a pair of resilient members Patented Nov. 24, 1908 I held fromIon itudinal movement by recesses a1, and provi ed with out-turned wings9, which overlap the adjacent sides of members 3, and. lopps I "members.3. Loops 10 limit the opening movements of the hooks by contacting' withthe under side of members 3, as shown in Fig. .2, and the closingmovements of saii hooks by contacting with the lower portion of frame 1,asshown in Fig. 1, the loops be'ing arranged toicontact with said framesimultaneously with the engagement-of the upper ends of the hooks.

11 designates a strip of stifi ma'terial,extending the length of frame1, and secured a, the under side thereof, by rivets 12. Said stripaffords convenient means for the reception of a cover 13,which may bepasted or otherwise secured thereto.

14 designates an arched top plate, extending the length of frame 1, andiremovably secured thereto, by its inwardly curved margins 15,whic'hclasi the outwardly curved margins 16 of the mine. vided for thepurpose of covering members 3 and 8, and give a finished appearance tothe device, and in order to avoid interfering with the movements ofthe'hooks, is pro; vided with slots 17, through which said hooks extend.j Having thus described'ihyinvention, what I claim' is:

1. In a device of the character described, a channel-bar,a pair ofhook-carrying members pivotallyengaging the same, and a re silientmember engaging the adjacent edges of the hook-carrying members, .liorthe p111 posedescribe sides of the hook-carrying membersand the frame,and a top plate rcmovably engaging Plate 14 is pro;

2. In a deviceofthe ,characterfdescribed, a frame having a pa r ofgrooves, hook- 3. In a device of the character described,

the upper portion of the frame, and proterial securedt/othe underside ofthe channelvided with slots" through which thehooks bar, and a coversecured to said strip. 10 extend. In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature,

4. In a device of the character described, in the presence of twowitnesses. 5 a channel-bar, a pair of hook-carrying mem- HAROLD E.HAWKINS.

bers ivotally enga ng the same,- a resilient Witnesses: mex'n r engagingt e adjacent edges of the Ross HAWKINS, hock-carrying me bers, a strip 0stifi ma- F. G. FISCHER.

